Supplier Quality Engineer

Join the SQA team and assure the quality of procured parts within underwater vehicles at our Linköping site. You will work with challenges in front end of technology in close co-operation with suppliers in Sweden and Europe.

Your role

As Supplier Quality Engineer you will assure the quality of purchased parts, materials and sub systems.

* Assure that the Saab purchase strategy, purchase policy and procedures are fulfilled
* Take responsibility for the quality requirements within requirement for quotations (RFQ), agreements and purchase orders
* Participate in the purchase preparation process
* Perform audits of suppliers and product releases at supplier locations
* Monitor the supplier quality performance and take actions for the suppliers that do not meet the targets
* Take lead in supplier improvement programs
* Create and maintain control plans and scopes
* Handle claims for non-conforming materials and assure the supplier corrective actions
* Co-operate with quality functions within the organization
* Frequent travelling within Sweden and regularly within Europe

Your profile

Required skills:

* You have an university degree in mechanical engineering or a comparable competence based on experience.
* You have experience form quality assurance and knowledge in quality tools and processes such as root cause analysis, capability analysis, risk analysis, 8D etc.
* You are a structured person with an analytical mindset
* Fluent in Swedish and English

Desired skills:

* Documented training in Quality auditing.
* Six sigma Black Belt

What you will be a part of

Procurement Quality is a department within the procurement organization of SAAB Dynamics. The department is located in Karlskoga and Linköping. We are currently 27 employees handling wide fields of technology including mechanical (metallical and non-metallical), electronics, systems, propulsion and payload.


Observe that you can send us your application in either Swedish or English. This position requires that you will be approved in a security screening in accordance with the Swedish Protective Security Act. Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.


If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal - to help protect people.